Assistant Teacher

Description

Job Summary:

The Assistant Teacher performs a variety of instructional and support activities related to providing safe and developmentally appropriate environments and experiences for all children in care; promoting social-emotional skill development; assisting with the screenings and curricular assessments to inform individualized lesson planning and caregiving practices; and working in close collaboration with the master teacher ensures all activities and classroom experiences are child focused, culturally responsive, and in compliance with Title 22 and Titles 5 requirements. In addition, Associate Teacher also performs a variety of clerical support duties related to classroom and program activities.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in preparing, planning and providing a balanced, integrated and appropriate instruction for all children including those with special needs.
• Assist with the assessment and observations using DRDP, ASQ/ASQ:SE, ITERS and other tools to incorporate results and data to plan an individualized lesson plans and weekly learning experiences.
• Assist with maintaining a functional, safe and attractive environment for learning.
• Provide active and constant supervision responding to a child’s needs in a patient, caring and sensitive manner.
• Assist with maintaining site discipline, daily parent communication, program improvement and school site personnel relations based on licensing requirement Title 22, California Education Code, Title 5 and State Exemplary Standards Program Objectives.
• Assist with snacks and lunch time preparation and cleanup; by following health and safety practices.
• Attend to health and personal hygiene needs of children on a daily basis in a reasonable and timely manner.
• Cultivate home/school relationships with families including ongoing communications; demonstrate interest in each child’s learning and development understanding their family’s hopes, priorities and considerations regarding their child.
• Plan, organize, prepare, physically arrange and facilitate learning experiences in small groups.
• Prepare and maintain daily logs and attendance charts.
• Attend and participate in a variety of assigned meetings, committees, conferences, in-services and/or special events at the agency or through local Early Childhood Education organizations.
• Exhibit professionally appropriate interpersonal skills including but not limited to tact, patience, flexibility and courtesy.
• Work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships with others in the course of work in assigned area.
• Maintain, manage, and process records, files and information in a confidential manner that meets HIPAA and other applicable confidentiality regulations.
• Assure adherence to all EPU standards, policies and procedures at all times.
• Required to complete and maintain pediatric first aid, pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation course and Preventative Health and Safety course (16 hours).
• Must earning 35 hours of professional development growth hours through local trainings, workshops and college coursework per year.
• Perform routine clerical duties such as filing and duplicating instructional materials as assigned.
• Schedule varies between 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, depending on weekly schedule, staff availability and program needs.
• Must perform other duties as they are assigned by the Master Teacher, Manager, Director and/or the Chief Executive Officer.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skill and Experience:

Education:

• High School Diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or State High School Proficiency certificate.
• Three (3) post-secondary college units related to the care of infants.
• Bachelor’s degree in Child Development or related field preferred.

Licensure and other Requirements:

• Valid Child Development Assistant permit or higher from the California Commission on teacher credentialing.
• Must clear and maintain a clearance level through LIVESCAN fingerprint for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Abuse Central Index.
• Must clear the social services LIC 503 health screening and continue to meet the ongoing health requirements for the position
• Provide proof of immunizations, including a negative Tb test results or certification from a physician that you are currently non-symptomatic (within one year), Flu Shot (can waive), shots for measles and pertussis.
• Required to complete upon hire and renew every 2 years Mandated Reporter training with an AB 1207 certificate.

Skills: Must have strong communication skills both written and verbal, and able to make independent

decisions within guidelines, code of ethics. Must have warmth and sensitivity for working with children and

their families. Be creative, team-oriented, reflective, and effective in time management.

Experience:

• One years’ experience working in an early childhood program.
• Experience working with infants and toddlers is preferred.
• Knowledge of Early Child Development and family engagement.
• Safety and health practices and universal precautions when administering first aid.
• Proper English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary in all forms of communication.
• Integrate theoretical and technical concepts of child development into daily practices with young children.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Computer literate, knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Bi-lingual, bi-cultural is a plus.

Physical Demands:

Typical Working Condition: Position works at the EPU facility. Staff works in a classroom setting at the EPU facility. Must be able to sit on floors, squat, stand, stoop, and bend at waist, twist and turn to work with children.

Equipment Used: Various office related equipment such as computers, printers, telephones, and fax machines.

Essential Physical Tasks: Working with children and their families require the ability to sit on floors, reach, twist, turn, kneel, stand, stoop, crawl, lift, carry, push and pull. Eyesight corrected or uncorrected sufficient to read a variety of materials including but not limited to fine print. Hearing with or without use of hearing aid(s) sufficient to hear any conversation with others; understandable voice and speech patterns.

This position description may not be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, however it is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements. Related duties, knowledge, or abilities to those expressly stated may also be required for successful performance of the position.

Salary : $18 - $20